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The publication was founded in 1952 by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, but it was Al Feldstein, who took over for Kurtzman and led the magazine for almost 30 years, who brought the outlet to national -- and international -- prominence, especially in the 1970s.
It peaked at 2.8 million subscribers in 1973, but had just 140,000 left as of 2017.
As news of the magazine's closure trickled across the internet, several contributors eulogized the publication. David DeGrand, a writer and artist who contributed to the magazine, was one of the first to confirm on Twitter the magazine was ending as rumors began to grow.
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If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @03:40PM (1 child)
Sarcastic and mean, yes. Clever, madcap and lighthearted... no.
I think that sums up what I dislike about this latest generation of humor. It is not nice where we laugh at ourselves. It is mean and shallow and meant to show you which 'side' you belong to. It is humor that beats you over the head saying laugh damnit I am trying to be funny. While missing the mark. It is the humor of a narcissist who does not quite understand it and thinks they are witty because all of their friends tell them they are.
This video sort of shows what I am talking about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsxa2tOWs6w [youtube.com]
(Score: 3, Interesting) by fyngyrz on Friday July 05 2019, @06:59PM
Reminds me of when I was introduced to the work product of Andrew Dice Clay. [wikipedia.org] My thought was, "This isn't funny, this guy is just looking to tear the listener's comfort zone into shreds."
You can be topical and culturally relevant while being funny: George Carlin [wikipedia.org] was a master at this. He could make you think while you were laughing, and without tearing up your state of mind. Most of the time, he did exactly that.
I miss that guy.
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If you take the word "salad" and change only five letters, you get "pizza."